Japan | Tokyo pledges to reduce plutonium, but doesn’t say how

Japan’s nuclear policy-setting panel yesterday approved revised guidelines on plutonium use, putting a cap on its stockpile and pledging to eventually reduce it to address international concerns,

Cambodia | Opposition says election was death of democracy

The ruling party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated itself yesterday on its election victory, while the opposition party unable to contest the polls said they

East Timor | Australian minister visits Dili to repairs relations

Australia’s foreign minister was visiting East Timor yesterday to repair bilateral tries after a bitter dispute over energy revenue and spying allegations. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop

MH370 | Report says third party intervention in Malay flight mystery

A Malaysian-led independent investigation report released yesterday, more than four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, highlighted shortcomings in the government’s response and raised the possibility

Indonesia | Hundreds stranded on mountain after earthquake

Rescuers are trying to evacuate hundreds of tourists stranded on Mount Rinjani on the Indonesian island of Lombok after an earthquake that killed 16 people triggered

Indonesia | Strong quake hits Lombok, killing at least 14

A strong and shallow earthquake early yesterday killed at least 14 people and injured 162 on Indonesia’s Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.

Japan | Tropical storm heads for hard-hit western region

A tropical storm in Japan disrupted transportation and knocked out power to thousands of homes in its path as it headed west toward a region still recovering

Cambodia | With China’s help, Hun Sen set to extend 33-year rule

As Cambodians voted yesterday, a win is all but assured for strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen in an election that highlights China’s growing influence in Asia

Australia | Turnbull aims for election boost from super Saturday

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is looking for a strong showing for his Liberal-National coalition in special by-elections being held in Australia this weekend as he looks

The Buzz | Australian becomes 1st woman to skipper Clipper race winner

Australian sailor Wendy Tuck has become the first woman to skipper the winning vessel in the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race. Tuck, 52, from Sydney, led the Sanya

Pakistan | Imran Khan’s party claims victory in disputed election

Former cricket star Imran Khan’s party claimed victory in Pakistan’s election, boosting stocks as investors bet he’d be able to form a stable government that could address

Cambodia | Exiles seek global scrutiny of political crackdown

Kem Monovithya, a Cambodian political activist, was visiting Switzerland in September when she got a phone call from her father. Kem Sokha, the leader of Cambodia’s main

Pakistan | Explosion kills 31 as people vote in     general elections

A suicide bomber struck outside a crowded polling station in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta, killing 31 people as Pakistanis cast ballots yesterday in a general election meant

Imran Khan | Ex-cricket star may be on the verge of win

He’s a thrice-married playboy who hangs out with Mick Jagger. But he’s also an Islamist who has kept company with a cleric and spiritual adviser to many

Laos | State media says dam disaster kills 20

Rescuers were searching yesterday for villagers left missing when part of a newly built dam broke in southeastern Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least

Laos | Hundreds missing, thousands homeless after hydroelectric dam collapses

A hydroelectric dam collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving an unknown number of people dead and hundreds missing, state media said yesterday. Rescue efforts were underway as top government

Pakistan | Charges of rigging, intimidation mar campaign

As Pakistan prepares to make history today by electing a third straight civilian government, rights activists, analysts and candidates say the campaign has been among its

North Korea | Pyongyang said to be dismantling key parts of launch site

North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong

North Korea and trade tensions on the agenda Top US, Australian officials meet in San Francisco Bay Area

U .S. talks with North Korea and trade tensions with China were among the topics U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Secretary of Defense James

Japan | Record high as heat wave grips the region

Japan recorded its highest temperature ever yesterday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North

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